2001 January – June

ZipUSA: 85346: America's Largest Parking Lot { ZipUSA: Quartzsite, Arizona}
ZipUSA: Quartzsite It's Nowhere, Arizona- until November. Then more than a million devotees of RVs roll in from all over for swap meets, socializing, and the sunset- painted sky. ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARY WOLINSKY
Ancient Ashkelon: Dead Men Do Tell Tales { Ashkelon: Ancient City of the Sea}
Ancient Ashkelon From Canaanites to Crusaders, the city of Ashkelon was a strategic Mediterranean port for nearly 5, 000 years. BY RICK GORE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT CLARK
Beyond Gravity
Beyond Gravity The year Arthur C. Clarke made famous is here. 2001's co- creator contemplates the third millennium. BY SIR ARTHUR CLARKE
Japan's Imperial Palace: First Look Inside { Japan's Imperial Palace: Beyond the Moat}
Japan's Imperial Palace The heart of Tokyo shelters the home of Emperor Akihito- a modern ruler who studies fish, writes poetry, and preserves the traditions of the world's oldest monarchy. BY ROBERT M. POOLE PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAM ABELL
Great Barrier Reef: Australia's Coral Kingdom { Kingdom of Coral: Australia's Great Barrier Reef}
Great Barrier Reef Largest structure on the planet built by living organisms, Australia's coral rampart hosts a carnival of sea life. BY DOUGLAS H. CHADWICK PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID DOUBILET
Mummers Parade { Kings for a Day: A Century of Revelry in Philadelphia's Mummers Parade}
Mummers Parade Fantasy and feathers rule in Philadelphia when New Year's revelers take to the streets in costumes fit for kings. BY KAREN E. LANGE PHOTOGRAPHS BY VINCENT J. MUSI
2001: The Body in Space, Surviving the Odyssey { Surviving in Space}
Surviving in Space A voyage to Mars may be every astronaut's dream, but the health risks to even the most superbly conditioned Earthlings are formidable indeed. BY MICHAEL E. LONG PHOTOGRAPHS BY CARY WOLINSKY

Flower Trade: From Field to Vase, Fresh Blooms Travel a Winding Road
Flower Trade High- tech hybrids, brand names, and the Internet invade a multibillion- dollar, world- girdling business once dominated by family farms and now coming up roses. BY VIVIENNE WALT PHOTOGRAPHS BY SISSE BRIMBERG
Gypsies: The World's Outsiders { Gypsies: The Outsiders}
Gypsies- The Outsiders Romanticized as free spirits, hounded for being different, the people who call themselves Roma fight for their place in a world where there are few welcome mats. BY PETER GODWIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY TOMASZ TOMASZEWSKI
Pharaohs of the Sun
Pharaohs of the Sun Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti ruled Egypt just long enough to transform the empire's religion, art, and architecture. Digs at Amarna yield clues to their enigmatic dynasty. BY RICK GORE PHOTOGRAPHS BY KENNETH GARRETT Map Supplemen
Harlem: Zip 10027- -Lookin' Good! { ZipUSA: 10027: Lookin' Good in Harlem; ZipUSA: Harlem, New York}
ZipUSA: Harlem, New York Long a mecca for African Americans and foreign tourists, Harlem hits a high note as yuppies and developers sing its praises. Residents are a bit worried. BY CHARLES E. COBB, JR. PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID ALAN HARVEY
Pursuing the Minke: The Most Abundant Baleen Whale is Still a Mystery to Science- -and a Target for Whalers
Pursuing the Minke With a million of these sleek, fast- breeding creatures in the seas, whaling nations, led by Norway and Japan, urge an end to the 15- year- old ban on all commercial whaling. BY DOUGLAS H. CHADWICK PHOTOGRAPHS BY FLIP NICKLIN
Columbia River: Forever Dammed? { A River Dammed}
A River Dammed Columbia River salmon are in decline despite heroic measures to sustain them, and Pacific Northwesterners search their souls: Should some dams be dismantled to save the fish? BY FEN MONTAIGNE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JIM RICHARDSON

Supplement:

THE EGYPTIANS(20 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches)
Included: Painting of the Amun- Re temple complex at Karnak, the temple of the goddess Mut outside the main precinct, and the distant temple of Luxor; the temple complex is shown during the Opet festival, an annual event when statues of the god Amun- Re,
ANCIENT EGYPT(31 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches)
Included: Map with historical notes, illustrated with photos of selected monuments, and indicating archaeological sites; eye of Horus from Tutankhamun' s tomb. ; Also included: Inset maps summarizing Egyptian history from 4500 to 1075 B. C. ; illustrated